Now that Rolling Stone has posted our lists of the 100 Best Albums and 100 Best Songs of the decade (as voted on by a panel of more than 100 industry experts and artists), and our readers have had their say in our Decade-End Readers’ Poll, we’re looking at what got left behind: first up, the 2000s’ most underrated albums. The Rock Daily faithful were adamant that the Killers got short shrift this decade, voting the band’s 2006 LP Sam’s Town the most criminally unappreciated of the era. Find out where the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Raconteurs and Blink-182 charted here:
1. The Killers – Sam’s Town
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3. Kings of Leon – Because of the Times
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5. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
6. The Killers – Day & Age
7. The Raconteurs – Consolers of the Lonely
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
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20. Blink-182 – Blink-182
Underrated
PRINT!
Boss Construction
Nashville, USA
Andrew Vastagh, aka Boss Construction, graduated from the design programme at the University of Memphis and, anxious to avoid having to work in a corporate cubicle, focused his energies instead on the freedom that gig posters offered.
http://bossconstruct.com/
Happy Birthday Annie
Its Annie's birthday for crying out loud. So wish her a happy birthday if you see her, or send her a birthday wish via twitter @anniesdiary or just go to her blog and show some love. But just know this is me wishing her an amazing birthday. She deserves all the best. Happy 21st birthday Annie.
Oh, and to celebrate, make sure you get your limited edition trading card in your favorite color while supplies last!
THEY WILL SELL OUT!
Oh, and thank Jodi for taking the original picture in the first place.
Gig Posters
Over the past couple of months I've found a new passion in print and the whole process. This super long slide of gig posters done by Folk This Town are amazing.
Acid Girls
The other day, was talking to some people about weddings. Mostly how I hate weddings. Then I came to the conclusion that my wedding is going to be black. Maybe it will have some white. But black and white to say the least. I mean, everyone always gets caught up in the colors of what they want at their wedding, matching this, that etc, well, Black is black. White is white. No shades of in-between. But then again, if I do end up having to have "color" then I hope my wedding ends up like this. zomggg.
Acid Girls - Lightworks from Scion A/V on Vimeo.
Indie Bros
How come indie bros always have great album art work? From the beautiful female on the front to the use of Futura typography saying Vampire Weekend + Contra along with the sepia tone, yet vintage feel to the picture, not to mention the white border. wowz. I'm not going to say anything about the music, just the cover art.
New Yearz - Pt. I
This is going to be there short version of my decade/year. The longer detailed version can be read in Pt. II.
I am just going to start naming things off that meant something to me, ready, set, go...
Music, internetz, Hema, junior high, work, Datsun, hair, rock n roll, punks, surf, folk, Annie, Stu, Justin+Katie, sports, rap, hip-hop, hippies, design, Stu, Jake, parents, high school, Idaho, aunt Vangie/uncle Kim, TBS, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adobe, Mac, tight jeans, Mitzi, Barbie, Mason, B.Flow, The Killers, Los Lopez, Heimuli's, stuff, blah, blah, blah,...
I give up, just finish reading my long post in Pt. II.
kthxbye.
New Yearz - Pt. II
Its a new decade, yet I feel as if yesterdays tomorrow is here. To go over the top high lights of the past decade would be cliche and typical. So I will briefly do something along those lines. The fact that 10 years ago I was only in 6th grade and just learning how to work the internetz and a computer for that fact, I have learned to love certain things. So these certain things can be related to music and what type of music I was into at the time. I swear, every year I changed what type of music I listened to, which makes me appreciate what music I listen to these days. To start off with the early years of the past decade; I would always watch the box growing up, so the fake MTV wannabe sold out and left me music less. I started out by loving the Californication album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. So great, made me love alternative music. Then insert my best friend, Hema, he brought something in my life that made my junior high years so weird. He brought rap music into my life, along with the hip hop lifestyle and break dancing. Yes, confession, I took break dancing lessons for 2 years and listened to rap. wow. Along with junior high came, wait for it, sports. Yes I liked sports, wow times two. I played basketball for the junior high team and thought I was on top of the world. Now to high school where I thought I knew who I was. Trying to find myself, I again turned to Hema as he introduced me to one of my saving graces, Taking Back Sunday. I went from listening to Nelly and 2Pac to the emo/punk scene of TBS. Along with this new outlook on music/life I grew my hair out and tried to become the rockstar I've always wanted to be while trying to continue what I started by playing all 3 years of high school football. Gross. The next stage/music scene in my life I came to appreciate the acoustic surf scene with acts like Jack Johnson, Tristan Prettyman and such. I dreamed about being in an alternate life of dealing with the ocean everyday. Obviously, didn't happen. Whatevs. But I'm over it, So on to the next stage of my life, after high school, I worked one of my most favorite jobs for Anderson Tile. I learned a lot about myself that year and a half of being away from my family and friends and just working. My iPod was prolly my bestest friend with out a doubt. After that ended I called up my favorite immigrant, mi amigo, Benjamin Lopez and we took on Salt Lake Community College and conquered what was ours for the taking. Community college education will always have a place in my heart foreverz. Now insert Delta Spirit, the indie music scene was what I needed. So great. During my appreciation for the folk music and SLCC I took the best class of my life, Decade of the 60s. The more I went to school trying to figure out what interested me, I kept falling back on one thing, Design. Art. Freedom. Which leads me to where I am right now, sitting here trying to blog and say something interesting to read. Along with these 10 years of life and music under my belt, I look to the next 10 years of whatever. Who knows, maybe I'll try to grow up or something.
Other things, worth knowing about me: Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Slash, skateboarding, LA, college, biographies, surf, Andy Irons, pirates, RVCA, Japanese Motors, Alex Knost, design, art, Bob Dylan, twitter, blackberry, blogging, blonde hair, flannel shirts, Chuck Bass, Ata, the office, tv, internetz, DJ Skeet Skeet, Shwayze, Whitestarr, Cisco Adler, rock n roll, stupid facebook, Gossip GIrl, the OC, helvetica, Sarah Morrison, Katie, Justin, Jake, Kirk, Cindy, Kyl, Kyle, Annie, Jodi, Stu, cousins, Hema, Purdie's, Delta Spirit, 2pac, Run DMC, Anthony Kiedis, PR, mandration, kelzone, Mason, Ben, RedBull, whoppsycakes....blah, blah, blah, lubs.
kbye.
"That Week"
Since this week is "the week" of you know, that holiday, I wish you all something. I dont know what that something is, but something good, something, anything you want. Whatever you want, I want you to know that I'm hoping you get your wish.
But on a side note, Taking Back Sunday is all I have been listening to. I feel as if I'm in high school again. Its taking places, you have no idea. Well, Happy Holidays, now get on with your lives.
The End
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Somebody sent me a message with this link. They said this video reminded them of me. I don't really know if its a compliment, but thats how I'm taking it. God Bless.
Obama Culture Club
Well, I just thought the world was ready for this. Another GOFFGOUGH creation lies before you.
Tomorrows Tulips
Tomorrows Tulips formed on August 15th when Alex Knost bought a piccalo snare drum at the thrift store and handed it to Christina. The two spent 3 nights at Mike McQ’s distillery studio organizing some sort of an idea on how to play together. While socializing with Mike and discussing what to call the group it became vaguely clear what to do. The duo consists of stripped down pop that often disregards professionalism in anyway shape and form. Absolute Fearlessness prevails in creating songs that revolve around subject matter that consists of flowers, happiness, love, haircuts, friends, and un-macho-ism. TT will continue to make songs on cassette tape and post them on the internet until the release of the full length album that will be recorded at the distillery in late September and released on vinyl, cassette and cd in October 2009. Then with a VW bug tour across America to follow.
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B.FLOW
I just thought that maybe you guys out there in the internetz should know what this all means, well, its awesome. Check. It is Black + White. Check. It has red as an accent color. Check. It has Brandon Flowers on it. Check. It has to do with the KILLERS. Check. It says my name on it. Check. It says STU's name on it. Check. That is why its on my blog. CHECK.
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